Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

Consultant Paul Balen has extensive experience in the clinical negligence arena, with mandates ranging from post-operative care to birth-related cases. He often handles alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Paul is a well-known and prominent solicitor.

Paul is very good to work with. He is thoughtful and collaborative.

Paul Balen is very experienced and strong in this area. He is also very well-liked.

Jane Williams is head of the clinical negligence department for the East Midlands and North East at Freeths. She offers extensive expertise across a range of matters, including delay and misdiagnosis claims, surgical error cases and birth injury claims. She also advises on psychiatric injury claims.

She is practical, pragmatic and collaborative. It goes without saying she is an absolute expert in her field.

Jane Williams is my number one recommendation. She is very collaborative, and is somebody who is a real top-tier clinical negligence lawyer. She is also somebody who gets the work sorted.

Jane is very hands-on. She knows her clients, keeps everyone involved and does not silo people or work.

Jane Williams is hugely experienced and she is completely unphased by any difficulty in a case.

Karen Reynolds is head of the firm's clinical negligence department in Derby. She possesses strong expertise in birth injury cases, often involving cerebral palsy, as well as delay and misdiagnosis claims. She also has experience handling group actions.

Karen Reynolds understands her client's red lines and limits. She makes sure things run on time and makes sure all the documents are in order.

Karen Reynolds is very targeted, to the point and concise. I would certainly recommend her.

Karen Reynolds is very strategic, down-to-earth and highly intelligent.

She is incredibly hands-on, always excellent and communicates well.

Gemma Bedford is a managing associate, with experience handling claims stemming from negligently performed surgery, including those relating to informed consent. She also acts on birth and psychiatric injury claims.

Gemma Bedford is absolutely fantastic and will be a leading light in clinical negligence. She is very conscientious, calm and unphased by difficult situations.

Gemma is a safe pair of hands and is always good to work with. She thinks things through very well.

She is very keen to have the clients' interests at the forefront in these sensitive cases. In a field with difficult and sensitive information, she is fabulous.

Jessica Atkin is a senior associate assisting on a variety of clinical negligence claims. She regularly deals with neurological and maternal negligence claims and has experience assisting on groups actions.

She is strong and meticulous in her note taking and it always amazes me how on the ball and up-to-date she is on the case. She has never missed a deadline.

She has the legal skills to deliver an astounding result, but also has the compassion and empathy to deal with you when you are facing the most difficult times.

Everything is immaculately presented and she gets on and does it to an excellent standard.